Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-15
FISH COMMISSIONERS.
Report OF the Operations Conducted Dun
ing the Past Month.


ing the Past Month.
The Fish Commissioners met at San
Francisco yesterday all the members being
present. The following report of officers
for the past month was read
ION June 18th two Cinnamon were con-
victed at Meridian, Suffer county, for I'M
lawful fishing. They were fined $50 each
or 60 days in the county Jail, and are now
serving their sentence in the jail.
On the same day nine Cinnamon were
arrested near Vallejo for Illegal fishing.
They were tried, FIVE were convicted and
fined $50 each. The others were dis
charged. The same day Greek salmon
fisher was arrested on the bay for catching
salmon at an unlawful time. He was tried
convicted and fined $50. He served three
days and then paid SAT.
"0n June 18th and 18th 400 black bass
were put into Cache creek in Yolo county
near Woodland.
On June 18th nine Cinnamon were ar
rested in San Pablo bay for fishing with
Chinese sturgeon lines. They were tried,
convicted and fined $50 each. They served
ten days and then paid the balance.
" June 10th Commissioner Reuter- visited
the Taylor dam on Paper Mill creek and
made report on the same TO the Board
recommending immediate action to compel
the owners of the dam to put in an eff
Gent ladder or way that fish can ascend.
g June 18th, at special meeting in Sac.
ramento, the appointment of J. a. Rich
ardson as Deputy Commissioner was re-
scinded.
June 15th-17th Commissioner Sher-
wood visited SissOns and the upper Sacra-
mento river to investigate charges of kill
ing fish with giant powder and putting
sawdust into the river. The result was the
appointment of George g. McCloud of the
Upper Soda Springs a Deputy Commits
sioner. Since then there has been no fur
Their damage and no complaints.
June 24th fifty Chinese were arrested
on the bay for unlawful fishing. Fifteen
were taken TO the San Francisco Jail and
80 to the Alameda jail. Their trial will
take place July 30th.
June oath Commissioner Sherwood re-
eeived from the State Printer the third
sdition of the fish and G anne laws, and
distributed them as required. Also re-
ceived from LIE Counte Bros. 500 copies OF
q fish-ladder lithograph.
q" June 2Sth ten Chinese were arrested on
the bay for unlawful, fishing. They were
tried, five were convicted and fined sos
each; the others were discharged.
80 July 9TH 9th, Commissioner Sherwood
SisltSU the trout ndtCnery IN Nevada
county. and found everything working
| well there. About 100000 Tahoe trout are
already Matched out and some have been
distributed, including 10000 in the tribu-
taries to Lake Tahoe. near Mckinney s
landing. There are about 10000 now in
process of Matching. and all will be out and
distributed in the next six weeks.
duly lith five Chinese were arrested at
Pinole Point for unlawful fishing Their
| trial is set for the 18th.
Along the Truckee river the building
of fish ladders is progressing satisfactorily,
and two are already completed. By the
time the fall run of fish commences that
stream viii be free of obstruction to the
fish. At Tahoe City Captain Todman has
hatcked and turned out into tributaries of
that lake some 100000 young fry Gener-
ally speaking, the work Of the Commission
is progressing satisfactorily, and the laws
are being respected to greater extent than
heretofore
G. E Shore, of Lamoore, and A d Alb
bolt, of Hanford, were appointed Deputy
Fish Commissioners to protect the fish in
Tulare lake. Residents of that district
complained that Chinese had been Catching
large quantities of fish there, and this
season alone had paid the express company
over $500.
Residents OF the respective localities
asked by letter to have black bass put in
Butte creek and Tule Lake. Siskiyou,
county, and 10 two small lakes near Cisco
1t was decided to put q few fish in each
place